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Originally posted by Neilk
Jeff,
Regarding the NBA, sure some of the decline in attendence of kids is due to poor on and off court behavior, but how much is it because of skyrocketing ticket costs. It's at least a $200 night for a family of 4 to attend an NBA game.
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You are absolutely right, Neil. I have the typical family of four. I can't afford to bring the whole family to an NBA or NFL game in Seattle. Baseball can still be relatively cheap. It's funny, though, in that NASCAR tickets are some of the most expensive around and they sell out every race. Granted they are only in your town once a year and whatever "home team" you have is there all season, so maybe folks save up for the once a year event. Regardless, it's all out of control when you think about it. Then, to make it even less palatable, these clowns periodically go on strike. Even worse is seeing the fans come back in spite of all of this. I've always thought a one year "fan strike" would put things back in perspective for them.